Correlation between increased cybercrime at thebeginning of the pandemic Covid-19 and fewassertive institutional communications issued forprevention in ICT users from Bogota, Colombia

Correlación entre aumento del ciberdelito al comienzo de la pandemia Covid-19 y pocas comunicaciones institucionales asertivas emitidas para la prevención en usuarios de las TIC de Bogotá, Colombia

News about piracy, phishing, sexting, grooming, cyberbullying and crime, are published continuously in press and on the internet. Hacking, extortion, use of data or content without authorization, have become the focus of attention about the power of information on the network. For these events, possible victims appear in countries such as Colombia, especially in cities with high populations such as Bogota D.C. Here, ICT users can be attacked, due to lack of caution, information or guidance. In this sense, an assertive strategic communication by the Police’s Office, the Prosecutor’s Office and the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of the city can be key to help prevent cybercrime, by guiding and alerting about the 5 most repeated cybercrimes, generating trust and self-protection awareness. There are currently few government advertisements and assertive communications about the problem, which are detailed in the Spearman statistical test that correlates the number of complaints of 5 most common cybercrimes and government advertisements or information published in the main media in Bogota, from April to June 2020. In addition, there is a survey carried out in Chapinero, which presents the public perception or people about this situation and their opinion for implementing content with assertive communication.